New Jersey Civil Defense - Mar 1943

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Maro-h. 15, 194 3AS IT WA S IH E2JGLAHD - . . -l.?erve wondered sometimes if th eair raid war dens' of E nglan d didn't'grow tired of th e constant appar- ;entl3>- f ui'tle'sS' -' drilling-, during -the long period'o f t he phony war.rFrance w a s a strong and . lusty.ally parading one of th e world's 'best armies behind 'the.i mpreg na-ble defenses of th e Maginot Line*Germany, knowing t he strikingpower of "the Englis h Air' F o r c e ,'would nev er da re- bo mb t h e citiesof Eng land , Other Englishm en werealready i n Fra nce getting readyto invade and conquer Germany-,It must ha ve seemed si ll y being- n.air raid wa rd en i n a "country so-strong a n d so well protected asEngland w a s i n t h e : winter andearly spring of 1940.Of oourse t h e German, sho rt- waveradio was 1 mouthing threat's-that*' h e Luftwaffe-would'come some d a yand level Lon don . Portsmou th andBirmingham a n d Sheffield would b odestroyed.Las t week the> Germ an -short-wave'radio, boamod n o w o n 'America, started a serio-s of b r o a d c a s t s .This tirae t h e threats of dirothings t o come sounded even mor elike the' emp ty , r responsib le- r a v - ings of a-'defeated madman. Wocould lau gh-them. off a s just thatdid W G no t remember what happened o thoseother- threatened - o4tiesa"-little later i n 1940.' ' ,

. .Last wee k Civilian Defense Di rec t- 'or Jain.es MLs"ndi:s took- cognizanc e:jftheso n e w broadcasts and warnedthat Hitler w a s woll able* to sendhis bombers against t he newlythreatened' citi es of ' -Washington,--.'Boston;,, and . New.- ..York' ;' ;

"The Germans," h o said, "hammeredGoas'tantly b y American bombers''arodemanding.-r'opr.isa'ls."And h e .urgedCivili an -Defense wo rk er s t o h o l dfirm.and- con tin ue the ir tr ain in gin t h o u s e o f firofighting equip-*-a o n t ;-.'

Tho s-oriousnoss wit h whi ch th ethroat of air bombar dment of ourAmerican cities is considered byofficial Washin gto n is indicatedby M r . Land is* 'statement that itmight-'provo -necessaryto mak e Civ-ilian Dofonso work compulsory.Millbu rn Towns hip - n'oo&s no suchcompulsion, but tho business oftho air raid warden is now , mor ethan cvor, of vital importan ceMSDICAL/ DIVISIONTho OCD Medic al Units aro in ur -gent nood .of volu nteer s wh o havo"had advanc ed first' aid training*Special instruction courses un dertho supervision of our first aidPost' Doctors will bo announcedfrom time to t i m eIf jrou'vo had a dvan ced first aidand con possibly, spare tho tim e,will yo u p lo a s o irolunioor at oncethrough OCD Headquarters?FIRE AND GAS ,LECTURES ,Tho attendance sb the.current Firoand Gas Lectures "has boon di sap-pointing.' Out of 196.porsons sup-posed to take this course only 40turned out for tho first lectur e,March End.--.This cou rse is of vital'.'importanceand will bo tho last held .for along' wh il e. Knowledge, of'firo and


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THE A L3HTgas fighting is a necessar y quali-fication of all air raid ward ens .Those of you who m iss ed the first-and second lectures will have toacquire this knowledge if you planto continue your warden servic e, /If you have not been previouslygiven this instru ction, and ifyou missed the first t wo lectures,will you consult with Mr s. Yei t,or Mr s. White, as to how you canobtain the information given inthe first two lectur es,

.Additional Lectu res onFire and GasMarch 16th - First GasIncendiary or Fire Bo mbsPicturesMarch 23rd - Second Gas 'Sniff set , Decontam ination , etc .Marc h 30th - Fire (Third)

Outdoor Demonstration{\feather permitting)

CHEMICAL RECQNNAISSAiTCE AGEN TSChemists and Chemical Engin eersare invited to meet with the De-fense Council group on Marc h 18that eight P.M* in the Town Hall,At that time there will be di s-cussed the need for Chemical Re-connaissance Agents _for Mi lltmrnTownship, Mr . Arthur Stern, ofSouth Orange, who is very activein chemical warfare, will bepresent.AIRPLANE ACCIDENTSThe following is a release fromthe State of New Jersey, Depart-ment of State Police,State Hous e,Trenton, New Jersey:'Attention is invited to " tho factthat the risks involved in fight-ing fires in airplanes ai*o mo renumerous and greater nor; that ourcountry is at war.Most of the flying is by and of

the services.Practi cally al l, excluding onlyi l t iccasional trainersports, are "load ed," and trans-Those' pianos contain one or moreof the following:

High explosive bom bsIncendiary bomb sPy ro to linicsDepth chargesMachine1 gunsCannonControls aro electric and v/ill,in most casos,be set off by fir e,Tho safe distance is regarded asnot loss than 1,000 y a r d s ,Sicailzing the fire servi ce wi lland frequently must approach ap3,ano fire to prote ct life andproperty, tho following suggest -ions aro offered as min imu m forreasonable safety of your men :1, Keep others than firemen orpolice at least 1,000 foot aw ay ,2 , Permit no one in front or inroar of tho pla ne as those, arcthe directions of firo of mac hin eguns and cannon .3, Evacuate any buildinglino of fire . in tho4. Permit n o one, not ovon a.fireman, wi th in 75 feet of thosides of the pian o.5 Use only hea vy streams of wa teror f oam If the fire Is of any im -portant siz e,6. Expose the smallest possi blenumber of firem en. Keep the restaway,7. If fire has burned-more thanseven minut es,let the plane aloneand devote attentio n to expos ure s.8. Even If fire is ap parently ex-tingui shed, ,keep away until Army


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THg ALERTPublished "by the Civilian Defense Council,MilIburn,l\. J.Wo. 2 - ct, 15, 19J4.2Editor - Mr. Ramsdell

Smoke in the__l:al_l -~ Y.Q\Xand y-cur neighbor Saves probably begun tobum leaves--but maybe, you hadn't thought thatIt has something to do with Civilian Defense. But read Paragraph. 11of Army Regulations Issued May lb, and keep your eye peeled:"Bonfires, brush, fires, burning fields, etc . , specifi cally comeunder the same regulations concerning other l ighting. Where brush,rubbish, fields, etc. are burned, i t shall be so arranged that thesefires will be extinguished, compi et ely by one hour after sundown."

Incidentally Couple of weeks pgowe had a State Inspection of theway tiie local defense operations clicked. Therewere five incidents. Wethouglt al l of you might like to know aboutthem. Special mention goes to Mrs. Mary Ennis, warden on duty inZone I* Officer Gentile on duty at the South fountain Schoolj theCanteen Unit; Dr. Ulrich, in charge of the incident on Main. Street;Mobile Unit No. lj Mrs. Donald Martin? captain of First Aid Squad,Mo. 3? SXId Policedispatched, Twowardens Injured driving in blackout. Mobile Unitdispatched. Casualties removed to Wyoming Firsts Aid Post.Incident $2 EcnllvrortB and Belbai'ton Drive. Xncosadi&ryBombs cirop an roof of hooso. Crowds outside to pee the exeatMore iEjg{93.dlary bombs. While mcitBrt is being retorted bo ahmiddle of the roadway but 6 ce s not explode, Fire eqtiipdespatched to control crowds. Moro police dicrcv/d from being near

in thdispiitched. Policepatched, to rope off the roa d way to preventthe unexploded bomb. Ho caanalties.Iricxdent $5 Blg.; explosive bomb on Short Ii:Q3,s Ave*, nearMillburn Ave, Explosion severs all telephone lines. Orchids tomessenger who ran all the vey to control center to report for help.Two e asua ltie s removed to Racquets Club. Police also dispatched.Incident $1 Band concert at South Mountain School. High ex-plosive bomb falls nearby, There were ten severely injured and tenminor casualties. Police and Medical emergency dirjpatcle d. Serious-ly injured t siken to the Christ Church hospital. Ambulant cases tothe First Aid Post .at the High School.Incident #5 Blh. explosive at luoin and Church Streets,had to be by-passed. Police to block off street and re-routetraffic. House takes fi re. Three persons trapped in wreckage whenhouse partially col lapses. Fire Dept,,Ked:lc al dept Patientstaken to the High. School,

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Salvage -'- The Salvage for Victory drive was quite a success.. Col-lection cf scrap metal an can ted to about 60 tons. Butkeep in mind that salvage is .a continual process, and one clay's "search is not enough. Better start collecting for tills month'sdrive now. There will be another SALVAUE FOR VICTORY collectionOctober 21st. - . - v - ..---

'Phpnes_ "" The council has set upprefential listings with, the tele-phone coup any, but due to legal can plications ? the list-ings haven't been put into effect yet. The telephone cor,p any un-doubtedly wJl 1 be able to ctxitrol telephone traffic in a real ercer."gency, but for the time being their obligations dur i-ng tests are amatter of legal opinion. This cond.it ion is State-wide, not local.And if the public cooperates, there will be no difficulty* Unfortun-ately, the public has not cooperated, ' So far, publicity and adver-tising don't seem to have worked. Maybe when our own Civilian De-fense inemb ers have been educated, the public will be educated, too.

On one occasion recaitly, headquarters caller! m -theMedical Service aid several sectors on a specific test. One of theMedical unit has a husband who was a warden in a sector not beingtested. He cs lied all of his wardens to staid by. These wardenscalled friends of theirs to prepare them. The chain system workedperfectly. .livery service was on duty waiting for a call when onlycertain ones were needed f cr the test. But unfortunately, thetelephone lines were so crippled by the time we were ready to runthe inclcle nts that Control Center was limping, Polii.ce lines werejammed; fire lines were not open, You in the services know the im-portance of coirmumcations. Learn to cooperate - - then teach yourneighbor.

- 0 ~Time to Get SeriousWe are serious abouand concise information,location, and a complete report ofbe vague.

You have probably seen the signs saying thatblackout violators will be prosecuted,this. When you report violations, give clearthe full name of the offender, tlie exact

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FV.OTT. Trenton State Headquarters issued a meniora.ndum recentlythat should interest the warden service. Onefunction of the service; the memorandurn points nut, is to makespecial provision for handicapped, persons in case of air raids, ardespecia l ly persons with, defective vision or liea ririg, or vtiomay besuffering from other serious physical handicaps'. They may not seeor hear warnings, tltIn this connection,offending the sensibilities of persons who have physical handicaps.There sho ulcl be no suggestion that su eh persons are 'below normal '*but rather that' they maywelcome the assistance of the wardens,-"Among the arran.gemer.tsj providing persons with good si.ght and hearingto stay vi th. those affected3 special notification of tip r,e with im-paired hea r ing, and assas fence to tfos e ytio are unable to walk",

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or t Ley may not be able to reach points of shelter" says tire memo, "caution is urged to avoid

Clarification and More Clarifications What islight ? a lowbeam head-A headlight is aheadlight and not a parking light. When the emergency drivers havetheir headlights on they are wib hin the law, pvo\rj. ded the bejem islow* Don't make them drive with parking lights because it is adangerous business and we can' t afford to have o.ny of them crackedup. Volunteers are hard to get,- 0 ~

M..v_.9_ ..Y_ Heading the honor Roll as far as the fat salvagedrive is concerned is Miller's ^arket, Mr. Miller1has turned over three checks to the Defense Oouncxl foi^fata whichhis store has collected andpold, First check way for $280, thesecond for ^\\,r(0, and the third for |6 5 Keep up the good work!- 0 ~

I'dejit;3$1cation Gar da. Have yoi sigiioa a registration cord, com-pleted y-.Tu.r- prescribed carses, beenfingerprinted and sworn :m? These are requirements before we canissue an identificatlcrxi qi,ard Andheadqucipters s t i l l is havingtroiible with x nsigned registration cards. The State requires thatyou sign one. If you have riot already done BO , p3.ease com.e in, aiddo It so en,

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^ T r ^ * -- Mea re trying to get men for tho Anibulanc Squads,Stan da I'd i'irnt Aid in required. Advanced F5.rs.fcAid la desirable. These squads go to the scene of an incident andassist in any way possible1. Howabout .ioining up? Call DefenseHeadquarter s for detai Is .


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iyer_s_ A course to qualify emergency drivers vailget under way soon. Iftfatch the papers for aschedule of c 3a

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PLASH 00 Mrs. Norman White has been sp.pointed Chief Air RaidWarden for the la. dies. vSith Lira, "White's past ac-compli'shments., the male of the species hoc1, better look to theirlaurels.** n

House_.Sur vey Have the wardens made a cfomplete survey of al ltheir houses'? Headquarters has received a numberof requests for Household Placards, I t ' s the wardens' job to seethat each house in the township has a placard,- 0 -

S.vfil2IJ.E_..?S: ~~ As y-ca know, everyone who wantsOi vl li an Defe ns e oper a t i ons, muathave made arrange risentn. Any Monday evening at 0court room, Town Hall, Mr. Widmsy.e-rwi l l do theto tt be.P. I

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Hot Weather I. ews It's a little late for this to happen now, butState Director Leonard Dreyfuss got the follow-ing letter this summer; "Could you kindly instruct your air raidwardens to-'wait until they get inside a person's house before theyask such personal questions as people's ages? It is not very digni-fied to have to answer such questions before a row of neighborssitting outdoors."

On the .Al,,grt ~" Wehope to issue thi s i i t t l e paper ref;ulat ly tokeep everyone in the CD organization posted onwhat's happening. This is >cur paper. Why not write us.? and giveus some idea's, ask some questions'. The Alert can be what you imkei t . We can qiiote yea lots of State rul.es and regulations. Butthat wo uld make dull reading. Drop us a l ine, t

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